Unrestrained

Set in the same world as The Very Beginning Pretend-fragile, gentle, sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-within older woman × lively, clever, foxlike younger woman whose judgment is swayed by a pretty face Fang Moyao × Zhou Ziqian, nine-year age gap Bottom is younger; top is older When Zhou Ziqian was six, she moved to Jianglan City with her mother. That evening, her mother introduced her to the neighbor’s daughter, a beautiful older girl. The girl seemed frail and unwell, as if a gust of wind could knock her over. But she was gentle, spoke sweetly, and gave Zhou Ziqian a delicious piece of candy. At the time, Zhou Ziqian thought she must be the best person in the whole world! From then on, whenever the girl couldn’t carry something, Zhou Ziqian volunteered. When she didn’t want to do her homework, Zhou Ziqian copied it for her, imitating her handwriting. When she craved a snack, Zhou Ziqian hopped on her bike and rode several kilometers just to buy her favorite treats. Eventually, when the girl didn’t want to work, Zhou Ziqian volunteered: “I’ll work for you when I grow up! I’ll earn money and take care of you!” At twenty-two, Zhou Ziqian has just graduated from university and already built a successful career. She also has the kind, beautiful wife everyone envies. But no one knows that after working all day, she goes home at night only to be teased by her older girl. She gets no break from morning till night! One time, after Fang Moyao had bullied her until she was both furious and hurt, Zhou Ziqian angrily wrote a few words in her palm through her tears: Fang Moyao, you have no heart! Note: There’s a romance between the mothers, a slow burn, a childhood-sweetheart dynamic, and a slice-of-life feel. At the beginning, same-sex marriage has only just become legal. The two leads have only biological mothers. Their moms are single mothers who used high-tech methods to conceive, making them among the first women to have children together! Next book: I Woke Up to Find My Older Sister Had Become My Wife A lie-flat, easygoing younger bunny × a kind-faced, black-hearted older woman Chu Xing × Ji Zhixian Theme: Live life with energy and determination.